However, Choudhary stood firm on his ground and refused to follow the diktats of Srinivasan supporters and went ahead with laid down procedures.
Did the supporters of former Indian cricket board president N Srinivasan try to get audio recording be switched off during the last Special General Meeting (SGM) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?
The answer is "yes", according to sources.
Going by at least four top BCCI members who were present inside the meeting, it was a Srinivasan's confidant and insider, who tried to force acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary to switch off the audio recording. The recording is mandated by SC since 2015.
And the reason given by Srinivasan's supporters was that BCCI is a private body and what is being discussed by its members should remain inside the four walls.
However, Choudhary stood firm on his ground and refused to follow the diktats of Srinivasan supporters and went ahead with laid down procedures.
DNA has reliably learnt that Srinivasan camp was forcing it to basically avoid the wrath of the Apex court because they were the ones who were trying to convince SGM to go back on two key issues. One, the definition of powers of appointed executives. Two, the disqualification of office-bearers on age and tenure basis.
This despite the fact that all three acting office-bearers — president CK Khanna, secretary Choudhary and treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry — have already agreed to abide by the same in their affidavit filed before the Court.
It has been learnt that the minutes of the SGM, once finalised by the end of this week, will disclose who all were involved in forcing BCCI to go back on its old undertaking. Ever since Justice Lodha panel was formed in 2015, all the BCCI SGMs and AGMs were audio taped to be produced before the Apex court.
Srinivasan or none
Over the last four decades till 2012, the tenure of BCCI president was only for three years. Srinivasan amended the constitution and made it two terms (six years) to suit himself.
This is also on record that no one over 70 years of age after 1997 (in last two decades) has served BCCI as office-bearer. The only exception was a brief five-month tenure of late Jagmohan Dalmiya. The Bengal strongman can't be blamed for it as he became eligible to contest second time because of the Srinivasan's forced amendment.
And the result in is in front of everyone. SC-appointed Lodha panel declared Dalmiya as "unfit to rule BCCI because of fading health".
If this is not enough then only four office-bearers — Jaywant Lele (Baroda), Ranbir Singh Mahendra (Haryana), S Sriraman (Tamil Nadu) and N. Srinivasan — have served more than nine years in last four decades or so.
This shows how Srinivasan camp had forced BCCI into a corner on accepting the demands which may in fact push Board into a corner during the next SC hearing on August 18.
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